Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-25
GENERAL nnAKKErs


Eouuce and Provisions
ST. LOUIS. MO-. May Zs-Ejo1r o,,iat and
steady Wheat weak and lower: fsvor1bIe
mIa'ilSa' hoGu crop reports and good cables
caused decline in the market Of F5ISists be-
| W yesterday; No red cash 40 Wsv SsZl T.
- &C, closing at SSc; June S-s5qSsz Glazing
a. So &c; July S3dS4l. &c closing AZ Sc, G19nsf
rs a s. & c, closing at SIC; September s45+Ss5.
closing at IS a ked Corn lower and u-oat b,1t
dull; cash 3T2sc June SIC, closing At 49, hid.
July 81 G573C, closing ut 81 -: Sngnst 9eItq
So closing al 3ol7G Oa,5 dull but urn cash
aI5sG' May &c, June &c. July &c. Corn
Ial h[ nm ana unchanged at 81 IL.
Whisby II %. Provisions steady and firm,
20 f9lk r. mess sI4 70; Irregular new
fl1 90 Lard 50 A. Dry sailed meats
81 %; short clears s. 80, Bacon - Ro1-ed
shoulders 80 oOG6 90; long clears = SIX; clear
TiDs ;. S0fGf 9oi short clears = 3II. Hams-
Steady at Sil 25G4 90 Afternoon board
heat weak and lower. June SIC: JrIv SIG
9Szsci August S2ts GS25lc. torn dun and easy
oats very quiet
shoWery condition generally Increased the
number OF reallzers at the Opening of the
arKet this morning. Receipts OF wheat 40
cars, very large share of which car,e =, oyar
the chicago, Milwaukee and ST. Paul and Chica-
90 and Northwestern Railroads. The bears an
parent predict that the rail CutOn Mo rangers
Wss SoinR TO bring good deal OF nortITest
wheat mere at once, and this, too. had a weak
eninR effect on prices. The crowd was very
Dearish and determined 70 sell June yVheet II
was currently reported and generally credited
IN
and charging to JUL options capsen1sntly
there was disposition to sell the former and
buy the latter, aid July really became more ac-
tive. option June wheat opened AT SOC drOr-
ped Immediately to IS &C and recovered SradII-
ally to SIC, whe II held steady for some
line, ana toward midday II again declined TO
sc, and at taat point the CLIQUE came in with
buying orders for the first time In me CAV;
they took everything offered ar $50: for the
latter part of the mOrnln< session urices for
June ranged between SSC and sic with
IA in Inv
futures; June { osed for the dav at size: ,July
o .ened at SC, sold off cents du-ing the dav
closing at o6c. Trading IN corn taking the day
throughout was heavier than IL has Been at any
time Tor several mont 9; Keam bought nearly
iiliOn bushels early. and there were scatter
ing buyers Tor lesser amounts. Corn opened at
4O1a diOSO for July, and sold down 10 4OI e I'm
the first few hours trading AMI afterwards 10
4Oc, at which figure It closed for the day
PROVISIONS were weak all day; July
s. 3; JAY lard sold DOWN oWI G r0@ Sc 81 So
10 50 10 Leading futures closed as follows:
Wheat-May $3.50; June SIC; July SIC;
Ss5sc; July zoe; August Al &c. Mess pork
May and June 50 90 Lard-May S. or; June
S6 TO; July S. 10; August s 81. Short ribs
May y 10, June So 50 JulT 3 y. Angnst = a.
Cash quotations of flour dull. neglected ana I'M
changed No spring wheat 81 &c: No. red
SI+zc No. corn 3Sc. Mess pork SO 90. Lard
So 60. Shore ribs sides, loose, S7I2HG7 Is;
dr. sa shoulders,b .xed, 81 JJG6 20 short clear
sides, boxed, s. GOG7 81.
NEW YOkN, May y - Flour - Steady and
unchangedi trade more active. Wheat-SpOt
lois firm and in some cas- es shade better, later
ruled easier, closing at bottom rates; specula-
ton only moderate; spot No ? red 96IzG967{C
at elevator; 9GEa97c free, on board; Nav g55z
G9T15C, closing at g65sC; June 96IS G97c,
closing at 96izC; July SO G9T56C, closing
at $780, August 94694lzc, co Ing at 94c Corn
Spot lots steady and more active; options 80
&C lower, closing heaVF; speculation fairly
active; snot No. ,, 471z947}! at elevator; 4Gl5c
canal anOat5 May 47lsC. closed 47t<C; June
4I15C. closed Az July iSs G4S7sC, closed 4Ss{c
August 49, c5Dc, closed 1850 COtFee-Spot fair,
Rio quiet; options active and lower; Gales
Is 45i July $lS 40dls so; August SIS 65Gl9 O5;
September SIS 7gGI9 10; October SIS SjGI9 50
November els 9jGl9 20; December $40 tj0
IS 3d. January GIG 200 so; February $40 70;
March SIG Goals 80; April SI9 %. sugar firm
redned firm. Molasscs quiet and steady. Pork
shade lower; spot s. 92i< June s. 96G6 IS; July
81 O5dI o.; August s. 1896 10.
NEW ORLEANS, La. , May 24-Flour quiet but
steady; choice s. S093 80; fancy 81 loaf 20;
extra fancy q 40 "A 80, Minnesota and winter
wheat patent "a 9OG5 10. Corn easier; mixed
5l1za52c; yellow 54655c. Wheat 56G57c. oats
quiet snd weak at 3SG56i,G COrnmeal dull
a lower. Hay steady, fair demand; prime
Sl4 QUO 10 90: choice SIC OOGlI 60. fog pro-
ducts easier but not uUOIabiY lower. Whisky
quiet at 81 O5Gl 81. Coffee In light demand, but
holders firm; Rio lSJz62lc. Rice steady and
hrme at 4G5C, Cotton seed products steady,
with fair demand; prime crude oil 29d3Oc;
summer yellow Csc; lake and meal 2OG20Lic.
Sugar quiet but steady; open Kettle good fair TO
prime 4zSG5c; good common to fair To- test
a.; ntrifugals of white 81 as g-IGC; choice
elbow clarified % as i6;: prime yellow clar-
flied 81 l6c; seconds = a SIC. MOlaSses steady;
centrfugaIJ strictly prine 20 fancy 2sGG3C; fair
TO good prime 22G2j0.